Synonymy: Has been confused with E. taeniogaster which is much more widely distributed.

Diagnosis: Distinguished from Liophis frenata, L. trebbaui, L. ingeri, and L. torrenicola by possessing less than 168 ventral scales. Differs from Liophis breviceps by having usually 8 supralabials (94%) and more than 16 maxillary teeth. It is distinguished from L. taeniogaster by having a greater number of ventral bands (mean 54.8 vs 32.7) (from FERNANDES et al. 2002).